PROMEPOPINiE. 



1. D. pacifica (Gmel.) Ellis, Icon. ined. 27-, Vieill. Ois. dor. t. 

 6'3., Levaill. Hist, de la Guep. t. ] 9- — Vestiaria hoho Less. 



2. D. coccinea (Gmel.) Ellis, Icon. ined. 29-, Merr. Ic. Av. p. 

 14. t. 4., Vieill. Ois. dor. t. 52., Shaw, Nat. Misc. pi. 75. — Certhia 

 vestiaria Lath. ; Vestiaria evi Less. ; C. obscura Gmel. Ellis, Icon, 

 ined. 28., Lath. Gen. Syn. pi. 33. f. 1., Vieill. Ois. dor. t. 53. ; Ves- 

 tiaria akaroa Less. 



3. ? B.falcata (Gmel.). 



4. D. sanguinea Gmel. Vieill. Ois. dor. t. 66. — Nectarinia By- 



ronensis Blox. Byron, Voy. p. 249., Griff. An. Kingd. pi. 11. p. 390. ; 

 Certhia virens Gmel. Vieill. Ois. dor. t. 67. & 68. ,• Nectarinia flava 

 Blox. ; Phyllornis tonganensis Less. 



5. D. rufa (Blox.) Byron, Voy. p. 250. Voy. of Sulphur Birds, 

 pi. 



6. D. lucida (Licht.) — Heterorhynchus olivaceus Lafr. Mag. 

 de Zool. 1839. Ois. t. 10. ; Vestiaria heterorhynchus Less. ; Type of 

 Hemignathus Licht. (1838). 



7. D. olivacea (Licht.) Voy. de la Venus, Ois. t. 1. 



Moho Less.* 



Bill rather long, curved, rather depressed and broad at the base ; the sides compressed to the tip, 

 which is acute ; the gonys long, and slightly curved : the nostrils lateral, basal, and placed in a large 

 groove, with the opening covered by a membranous scale. Wings moderate and rounded, with the 

 fourth and fifth quills equal and longest. Tail lengthened and graduated. Tarsi longer than the 

 middle toe, strong, and covered with broad scales. Toes moderate, strong ; the outer toe rather longer 

 than the inner, and united at the base ; the hind toe long and very strong ; the claws moderate, 

 compressed, and curved. 



The species that composes this division is found on the islands of the South Sea. 



M. niger (Gmel.) Ellis, Icon. ined. 26., PI. col. 471. — Merops fasciculatus Lath. ; Gracula nobilis Merr. Ic. A v. p. 7. t. 2., Dixon's 

 Voy. p. 371. pi- 19- 



Promerops Briss.f 



Bill lengthened, slender, rather curved, with the base broad, and the sides compressed to the tip, 

 which is acute and emarginated ; the gonys lengthened, and slightly curved ; the nostrils lateral, basal, 

 placed in a lengthened groove, with the opening linear, and closed by a membranous scale. Wings 

 moderate and rounded, with the fourth quill the longest ; the inner webs of the second, third, fourth, 

 and fifth, are broad and emarginated near the middle, especially the latter one. Tail lengthened, 

 graduated, and composed of narrowed feathers, the two middle much longer than the others. Tarsi 

 as long as the middle toe, strong, and covered with broad scales. Toes moderate ; the outer toe longer 

 than the inner, and united at its base ; the hind toe long and strong ; the claws moderate, curved, and 

 compressed. 



It is in Africa, especially at the Cape of Good Hope, that the species forming this genus is found. They are 

 generally observed fluttering near the flowers of certain plants, thrusting their bill into them and thus obtaining the 



* M. Lesson established this division in 1831. 



t It was in 1760 that Brisson established this genus. Falcinellus of Vieillot (1816), and Ptihturus of Mr. Swainson (1837), are 

 coequal with the name employed. 



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